CVE-2024-50443 WordPress PostX plugin <= 4.1.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users via the PostX plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-50443?
CVE-2024-50443 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPXPO PostX, published on 28 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.12.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50443?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpxpo Postx.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50443?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-50443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPXPO PostX
- CVE-2024-10728 PostX <= 4.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
- CVE-2023-36385 WordPress PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid Plugin <= 2.9.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-4305 PostX < 4.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2023-3992 PostX - Gutenberg Post Grid Blocks < 3.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-31246 WordPress PostX plugin <= 3.2.3 - Author+ Post/Page Duplication vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpg3-4r6p-g5p6.